Sebacina incrustans (Pers.) Tul. & C. Tul.
(Enveloping Crust)

Interactions where Sebacina incrustans is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic in/on dung or excretions of dung [Herbivores] mammalian herbivores Keys to Fungi on Dung, Richardson, M.J. & Watling, R., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Sebacinales/Sebacinaceae/Sebacina incrustans/Sebacina incrustansenveloping crustfruitbody Animal / dung / saprobe /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Herbivores/Herbivoresmammalian herbivoresdung
(live) live mycelium is mycorrhizal with live root of seedling UK/Ireland Epipactis atrorubens Dark-red Helleborine Asparagales: Orchidaceae Fungal specificity bottlenecks during orchid germination and development, Bidartondo, M.I. & Read, D.J., 2008
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Sebacinales/Sebacinaceae/Sebacina incrustans/Sebacina incrustansenveloping crustlivemycelium Foodplant / mycorrhizaUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Epipactis atrorubens/Epipactis atrorubensdark-red helleborineliverootseedling
(live) live mycelium is mycorrhizal with live root of seed (germinating) UK/Ireland Epipactis atrorubens Dark-red Helleborine Asparagales: Orchidaceae Fungal specificity bottlenecks during orchid germination and development, Bidartondo, M.I. & Read, D.J., 2008
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Sebacinales/Sebacinaceae/Sebacina incrustans/Sebacina incrustansenveloping crustlivemycelium Foodplant / mycorrhizaUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Epipactis atrorubens/Epipactis atrorubensdark-red helleborineliverootseed (germinating)
fruitbody fruitbody may be found on live stem base [Herbaceous Plants] herbaceous plants Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Sebacinales/Sebacinaceae/Sebacina incrustans/Sebacina incrustansenveloping crustfruitbody Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Herbaceous Plants/Herbaceous Plantsherbaceous plantslivestem base
mycelium mycelium is ectomycorrhizal with live root Foreign Picea abies Norway Spruce, Christmas Tree Pinales: Pinaceae Ectomycorrhizas involving sebacinoid mycobionts, Urban A., Weiss, M. & Bauer, R., 2003
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Sebacinales/Sebacinaceae/Sebacina incrustans/Sebacina incrustansenveloping crustmycelium Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/Picea abiesNorway spruce, Christmas treeliveroot
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed wood Major [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Sebacinales/Sebacinaceae/Sebacina incrustans/Sebacina incrustansenveloping crustfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesdead, fallen, decayedwoodMajor
fruitbody fruitbody may be found on live trunk base of sapling [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Sebacinales/Sebacinaceae/Sebacina incrustans/Sebacina incrustansenveloping crustfruitbody Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treeslivetrunk basesapling

Author & YearTitleSource
Bidartondo, M.I. & Read, D.J., 2008Fungal specificity bottlenecks during orchid germination and developmentMolecular Ecology Vol 17: 3707-3716.
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richardson, M.J. & Watling, R., 1997Keys to Fungi on Dung2 edition, 68pp, British Mycological Society
Urban A., Weiss, M. & Bauer, R., 2003Ectomycorrhizas involving sebacinoid mycobiontsMycol. Res. Vol 107 (1): 3-14.

Sebacina incrustans (Enveloping Crust) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Sebacina incrustans (Enveloping Crust) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSebacina incrustans (Enveloping Crust)
GenusSebacina (a genus of jelly fungi)
FamilySEBACINACEAE (a family of fungi)
OrderSEBACINALES (an order of fungi)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sebacina incrustans (Enveloping Crust)

Sebacina incrustans (Enveloping Crust) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Urban A., Weiss, M. & Bauer, R. 2003 Ectomycorrhizas involving sebacinoid mycobionts Mycol. Res. Vol 107 (1): 3-14.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Sebacina incrustans (Enveloping Crust):

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